Translation of ‘THE ASATIR’ A Lost Book of Moses

Companion to the Books of Genesis, Jubilees, and JasherFirst Published in English in 1927

12 Chapters in Decapolis formatting, of 43 chapters limited to 10 verses

PART ONE - ADAM AND NOAH

Chapter 1. [Kain and Hebel.]1.

[In the name of God we begin:] This is the ‘Asatir’ of our Master Moses, upon whom be the peace of God.

Praised be God who made the world and established Adam the ancestor, and his sons Kain and Hebel like unto him.

And he gave to Kain the West: and he gave to Hebel the North and the South.

And he gave Al'alah the twin sister of Kain to Hebel to wife; and he gave Makeda the twin sister of Hebel to Kain to wife.

And Kain dwelt in the midst of a city which was called Nikl.

And he divided the earth between him and his sons in the month of Abib.

And it came to pass after a number of days that Kain brought an offering and Hebel a sacrifice. And the first altar was in the precincts of the holy place between Luzah and Mount Garizim: and the one was opposite the other.

And it came to pass when Kain and Hebel brought the sacrifice it was on the 20th of Nisan on the first day [Sunday].

When Kain saw that his offering was not accepted, as he had been taught by seeing the offerings of his father, he knew that it was unfit, and when he offered [his face] and his spirit became troubled.

2.And on the day when Hebel sacrificed Twice [3 times] God turned favourably to Hebel and to his offering, but he did not turn favourably to Kain and to his offering.

When he perceived from the first the turning, that to him He did not turn, Then Kain was wroth and he returned to his land And he tarried 4 years without seeing Adam or Hebel.

And Eve loved Kain but Adam loved Hebel. And when she saw that Kain did not come,

Eve took council with Adam and went to him, and Hebel went with her.

And she found him removed to another place which was called afterwards Arfat.

And this is the word spoken to Kain: "to thee is the return" and what follows [up to]: "let us go into the field" and there he shed the blood of Hebel.

And when he shed the blood of Hebel his spirit grew troubled and the earth was in ferment and the seas were moved and the sun was dimmed and the moon darkened.

3.And Adam was frightened with a great fear on that day as on the day on which they plucked the fruit.

And Adam lived in the country of Hohmata which is called Sifra in the Book of the Wars of the Lord.

And he saw the planets [horoscope] of the days: and 7 were fighting one another. And he saw that one of them was no more. And he removed and dwelt in Badan.

And he [Adam] counted 30 years when Kain had killed Rebel on the 16th of Tebet.

Adam was created on Friday. And Adam and Eve tarried in the garden 8 days and he did not know Eve. And their minds were turned by the word of the serpent.

And after the death of Hebel Adam separated himself 10 years. And after that he knew his wife and she begat Seth.

Chapter 2. [The First Ten Generations.]4.

In the days of Seth Kain went to the East where Enoch had built a town whose name was Antokia. And Kain ruled 100 years over the seas and over the dry land.

And Seth begat Enosh; and he built a town whose name was Pilonah in the name of Enosh.

And Enosh begat Kenan and Seth built a town and called it Damascus in the name of Kenan.

And Kenan begat Mahalalel and he built a town whose name was Atrot Shfim.

And Mahalalel begat Jered and he built a town whose name was Ja'azer.

And Jered begat Enoch and he built a town [whose name was] Shalem the Great.

And when Enoch was 13 years, he learned the Book of Signs which was given to Adam.

And these are the 24 precious stones, 12 for the time of Divine Favour and 12 for the chosen heads of the sons of Jacob and to the descendants of the servants of the high God.

Meanwhile children were born to Kain in various places and he roamed about the world in tribulation, until Kain begat Enoch

and Enoch begat Irad and Irad begat Mehuyael and Mehuyael begat Metushael and Metushael begat Lamech.

In the 14th year Lamech went from Hanohiah, and built Anah and Nisah and Adah.

And he killed Kain, and he built a place of worship whose name was Padrai Tns.

11 And when Adam went up to Rechoboth Ir, he [Lamech?] made [two?] golden images called "Lefis'i ulehaburati" [to my pain, and to my wound]. [Levi and Hammurabi?]

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12 After that Adam started reading Nisis [the Book of Signs] before his sons.

And when Enoch heard it, he prayed unto God and he was 65 years old.

And Enoch walked with God. And he [Enoch] rebuilt the altar of his fore-father Adam.

And he begat Metushelah, and Metushelah begat Lamech and Lamech begat Noah in [the month of] Nisan.

And on the 4th day of his birth was seen a sign in the middle of the heavens and all the inhabitants of the world were frightened and they came to Adam.

And Adam arose in the height of his wisdom and he foretold the Flood, and he also proclaimed the statement that so long as Enoch was alive it would not happen.

And Adam was comforted by beholding the prince and seeing his sons.

19 And when Noah was weaned, Lamech brought him to Adam to Bispara [Sifra]

and Adam said, "This will comfort us for he was good from his birth.'

6.20 And Lamech built a town in his name and its name was Rifat which is Gibeon, which is situated on the south of the sanctuary of the Mount Garizim.

And Lamech begat 6 sons. Tubal Kain was then born [through whom] he [Lamech] killed Kain.

Jubal built Meseda which is called Rabta

Jabal built Kenaz which is Nisbor.

Tubal Kain built Skips whose name is Albasra. He forged all manner of brass work. [ “forged” forgeries? ] [ ]

Adam taught these. He taught Lamech 180 years in the Book of Truth [the Law].

His son [Seth] learned [lived] 105 years.

Enosh learned 805 years.

Kenan learned 910 years.

Mahalalel learned 895 years.

Jered learned 847 years.

Enoch learned 365 years.

32 On the day when Enoch died came all the children of Adam to Sifra to hear Adam lament over him.

7.33 On the 4th Enoch died and he was carried to Sifra.

And they wept over him, Adam and Seth and Enosh and Kenan and Mahalalel and Jared and his son Metushelah who was living in Badan.

And they tarried with the weeping until the news reached Ahidan, the son of Tubal Kain who was living in Hebron, and he was the head of the army of Kainites.

And he had learned there in the Book of Signs before Adam.

And when they came, they asked Adam that he should read to them the Law [nims] and he read it.

And Enoch was buried in the neighbourhood of Mount Garizim in the place which is called Jskr.

It is called Mount Ebal where they hid Enoch. And there are built in it many tombs.

As Enoch [Adam] had said, "This is the place of worship for the God of the world, and above it is the Gate of Heaven."

For the fire does not touch those who are buried in a distance round about Mount Garizim of 2,000 [cubits?]. This is called the Shelter for the Fugitive, the Rock of Salvation.

And Metushelah learned 720 years.

And Lamech learned 653 years.

44 And Noah learned 600 years, and he read in the Book [of Signs] which Adam taught him.

Chapter 3. [Ahidan.]8.1 And as the death of Adam drew near, then he bethought himself of the words "and thou shalt surely die."

And these are the days of Adam: 930 years.

And all his children came to him to Badan.

And he commanded them to carry him to 'Eyul Mth which is the valley of Hebron, meaning ‘place of joining’,

Which he had seen in his vision, as having been made for the gathering of the righteous generations created on the day when the tree of knowledge was planted.

And this was that there be fulfilled "for surely thou wilt die."

And there are 3 divisions in it, one for those who went out of the Garden, one for those who went out of the Ark and one for those who came of the circumcised of the flesh.

And this was called ‘Machpelah’, meaning ‘mani-fold’.

And Noah settled in the place of Adam after the death of Adam.

9 In 7 years he learned the 3 ‘Books of Creation’: the Book of Signs, and the Book of Astrology, signs = [astronomy = ngmot] and the Book of the Wars, which is the Book of the Generations of Adam.

9.10 "Who is like unto thee among the mighty ones, O God."

Who is like unto thee the God of the first ones, and He who declares the righteousness of the latter ones. The Lord is one!

He helped Noah. [and all the Sons of Noah grew numerous and powerful?]And all the sons of Adam [again] grew numerous on the Earth and powerful.

And Ahidan, the son of Barad, the son of Tubal Kain, started and built Sion which is called Gifna [house of leprosy] which is Beth Machtesh [house of shame].

And he placed there a stone suspended [in the air] for worship like that in the town which is called Adrms which is on the place where Adam had bowed down [in worship] for the first time when he was driven out of the Garden.

And that is "the rock in whom they confide," the rock upon which they relied.

And the evil increased 600 years, and they turned away and yet the Lord did not cause Fanuta to happen.

But at the end of the generation when turning away and oppression increased, the world was full of men.

And Ahidan begat a son and called him Asur.

19 And he built Srs a place called Sion Telah [the hanging rock Sion] and he gave it to him.

10.20 And he sent and brought Gifna the daughter of Na'amah and brought her from Babel, who was one of the wicked worship of Lamech. And he gave her as a wife to Asur and he made a high tower

And it rested upon 4 statues, one of gold, one of silver, one of copper, and one of olive wood.

And he made a likeness of the sun and the moon of crystal and he put into the sun a golden luminous cup.

And he put inside the moon a precious stone [shoham].

And he said unto Gifna "Behold, let thy worship begin here' [or, "let thou be worshipped first here."]

And Gifna appointed quickly 400 servants and 20 ministers. Mighty is the holiness of the proclamation of faith on the rod of Adam which is called [the rod] of God.

And he made an open nigug in such wise as is called fhgl [i.e. dome or cupola] which when the wind passed through it from the 4 corners emitted a sound.

And it lasted 110 years. And Asur begat a son from Gifna and his name was Itanu.

And Itanu begat a son and called him Shrikh.

And when Gifna called the sun and the moon which Ahidan had made, they walked with her.

30 And when she did this, the people wished to worship them and the world became evil and all flesh corrupted its way upon it.

Chapter 4. [Noah.]11.1 And Noah left Rift and he dwelt in the mountain called 'Adr Shgg. This is the place of the Ark.

2. And God announced to him the news of the flood and Noah started to examine the Book of Signs, and Noah saw therein the obliteration of [the children of] Adam, and the protection of those who were to go into the Ark.

3. And it came to pass at the time when he left [Rift] that there was a sign in the land.

4. And Noah feared a great fear and he continued unceasingly with prayers and hymns 100 years after he had begotten Shem, Ham and Japhet.

5. And Shem took Shrit, the daughter of Seth to wife.

6. And Ham took Skh, the daughter of Jared to wife.

7. And Japhet took Mkisth, the daughter of Lamech [to wife].

8. And when God said unto him [Noah] that he was to make the Ark, he made it and he finished it on the 10th [12th?] of the 2nd month.

9. And on the 4th [Wednesday] the earth became humid and broke open.

10 And on the 3rd [Tuesday] were opened the windows of Heaven.

And on the 7th [Sabbath] was the end of the decree in the 6th hour of the night of the 7th.

12.And on the 1st [of the month] Noah went out of the Ark.

11 And on the 2nd he built an altar and he brought a sacrifice.

12. And God made with him the covenant of the rainbow on the 7th. And Noah dwelt in 'Ith at the rising of the sun [East] in Babel and he started teaching his children the principles of [the confession of] faith and the testimony.

13. And after 62 years he divided the earth among his sons Shem, Ham and Japhet.

14. And to Shem he gave 3 portions and Japhet 4 and Ham 4; [Shem divided his portion, giving to] OElam, Ld, Aram and Ashur 4 portions and Arpachshad 1 portion.

15. And he gave the Book of Signs to Arpachshad, and the Book of Astronomy to Elam, and the Book of the Wars to Ashur.

16. And he made them the foremost of all his sons.

17. And Japhet divided the four portions, among Gomer, Magog, Maddai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras each one portion.

18 And Ham divided his land into four portions, Kush one portion and Misraim one portion, Put one portion and Canaan one portion.

13.19 And when Noah had finished the division of the land by the astronomical calculation of the day, he found that there were still 4300 years less 7 years [4293] to come after the flood, of the 6,000 from the beginning of the creation and 300 and 7 since the flood.

20. For from the beginning of the days of Creation there shall be 6,000 years,

21. From the day of creation until the day of the visitation of the generations [through the flood] 1300 and 7 years.

22. And from the day when Noah made the division among his children, until the day of the visitation of the generations were 400 and 93 years.

23. And he divided his kingdom to his 3 sons in the year 300 and 20.

24. And Noah was on the day when he divided [the land] among his sons 900 and 30 years old.

25. And he divided the land among his 3 sons on the 10th day of the month of Elul.

26. And then he sent proclamations to his sons that each one should go to his country.

27. And they took leave of him and Elam and Ashur went to the north of Ur Kasdim, which is called by them the place of Bab el Abwab [Gate of Gates],

28. And which is on the border of Elam and Ashur.

29 And Gomer and Magog were from Bab el Abwab and onwards.

14.30 And Ld and Aram settled in Great Kutah whose name is Charassan the Black which is called Algezirah in Afrikia [Phrygia].

31. And Arpachshad settled in Ur Kasdim in Brktrs [Bactria?] whose name is Romi. And Nimrod began to rule over all the children of Ham.

32. And he built great Babel and they gathered themselves all together and they went to build it, and Nimrod started to walk as a giant in the land.

33. And Noah was 900 and 45 years old when the report of it reached Noah.

34. But Shem his son was the one whom he had placed on the throne of the kingdom because he was the firstborn.

35- And Shem sent also to Elam, Ashur, Lud, Aram, and Arpachshad and they came and built Niniveh and Calah, Rehoboth Ir, and Resen which is the big town.

36. And the day drew near for Noah to die, so he sent and called Shem, Ham and Japhet, and they came to him to Shalem the Great and built an altar and they brought upon it thankofferings.

37. And he completed his division and gave to Shem 6 and to Japhet 6, and he made Shem greater than Japhet.

38 And Noah commanded them the keeping of peace and died. And his children carried him to Eyul Mth which is Hebron and they buried him in Eyul Mth and each one returned to his place.

Chapter 5. [Nimrod.]15.1 And they gathered themselves in Babel when they journied from the East and they found a plain in the land of Shinear and they dwelt there.

2. And it was like [the plain of Sichem and a mountain like] Mount Garizim.

3. And they said one to the other who beheld the land: "Let us go up here and let us build a high building so that we may not be scattered abroad upon the face of the earth."

4. And they built a tower on top of the hill, and they placed upon it a lamp and the light of it could be seen from the 4 sides.

5. And they called it Sham and that is the word which is said "and let us make a Sham."

6. And He put an end to their building and the building was shattered and the children of man were scattered abroad upon the face of the earth.

7. And none did know the language of his neighbour.

8. And then was the beginning of wars which were fought [7] for death and one for life.

9. And these are the first to start wars which led to their death, viz:

Lehadim, Eynamim, Lahabim, Nafthim, Patrosim, Kaftorim, Kaslhim.

10 And they placed above them to be the head over them the first born of Lehadim whose name was Gitt and they were called by his name Gibtai.

16.11 And the men of the Philistines came out and made the first war upon the Canaanites and the Ztotai. And they took away the kingdom from Nimrod. And the Philistines ruled from Egypt to the river of Kush.

12. And Nimrod came and he encamped against them [i. e. Gitt], and he asked of them [i. e. Joktanites] to help against Egypt.

13. And the children of Joktan started and turned away and went out and they dwelt from Mesha unto Sifra unto Tmnta, a country called the towns of Yemen.

14. And Gitt the head of Egypt died and Nimrod returned to Ashur and ruled there.

15. And when he became king there he made war with Nahor.

16. And he did unto Arpachshad just as Pharaoh did afterwards to the Hebrews, for he saw in the Book of Signs that there would come from Arpachshad a mighty man who would smite all the worshippers and destroy all the idols.

17. And he gathered all the wise men that were among Japhet and Ham, and he asked them that they should inform him when this one would be born.

18 [So they told him] within 40 days the mother will be pregnant with him.

17.19 And Nimrod commanded that the sons of Arpachshad should not be allowed to approach their wives for 40 days.

20. And he commanded that they should imprison the men in one place and the women in another place.

21. And after 30 days a sign was seen in the land of Shinear, a pillar of fire.

22. And all the men were frightened with a great fear and they prayed in the houses of worship and they dwelt outside in the open field for 3 days and 3 nights.

23. And Terah went and approached his wife.

24. And when he had approached her, the sign was removed and they said: "The child will be born."

25. And Nimrod commanded that each man should return to his place.

26. And after that Abraham was born with mighty glory.

27. And Nimrod took him and threw him into the fire because he has said "The world has a God."

28 And when Haran was wroth with Abraham and said he was a wizard the fire came out and consumed him "and Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in Ur Kasdim." After 7 years he [Nimrod] died.

PART TWO - ABRAHAM

Chapter 6. [Abraham in Egypt.]18.1 With him came to an end the Kingdom of Ham: with a Nimrod it began and with a Nimrod it came to an end.

2. And from the 1st Nimrod to the 2nd Nimrod there were 1,000 and 20 years.

3. The 1st Nimrod was from Kush and the 2nd Nimrod was from the Kaftorim.

4. And when Nimrod had died Terah started to go into the land of Canaan to establish his kingdom.

5. His son Nahor dwelt with Kedar Laomer and Tidal king of Goyim and they robbed him of his kingdom.

6. And Kedar Laomer went on plundering and they sent and imprisoned Terah in Haran.

7. Then Abraham came out to meet Kedar Laomer in Ur Kasdim.

8. There God called him and he came to the land of Canaan and they dwelt in the plain of Glory, and he built up the altar of Adam and Noah.

9. And afterwards he went up Mount Garizim to the east of Bethel.10 And then he started going down to Egypt.

19.11 And when he reached the boundaries of Egypt, shakings seized all the idols and trembling fell upon all the dwellers in the houses of worship.

12. For Abraham dwelt in Rifon [field?] close to Tks [border ?] of Egypt which is called Alrif, and they came to a palmgrove in the valley.

13. And there they [the Egyptians] saw Sarah and the women praised her to their husbands and the men to Pharaoh and she was taken to the house of Pharaoh. And to Abraham he did good for her sake.

14. And when Sarah was staying in the palace of Pharaoh, many wonders were seen.

15. And the princes began to be plagued privily and openly and Pharaoh became like a stone as one who has been smitten by sorcery.

16. And they said "Let there not be left out any magician or sorcerer."

17. And all the magicians and soothsayers gathered together and they were in great tribulation.

18. And there was among them a sorcerer called Turts who had learned the Book of Signs in Hanohiah.

19 And he was wroth and said "He who worships the God of the whole world is here, and all this distress is for his sake."

20.20 And when Abraham heard mention of the God of the whole world,

then he quickly turned with prayers as towards heaven.

21. Then they were freed from the plague and the whole palace was lit up by the sight of the glory of the face of Sarah and there came upon them great fear.

22. Then it became known that Sarah was the wife of Abraham, and Pharaoh's tongue was set free and he began to speak and Abraham proclaimed and prayed for the loosening of the bonds.

23. And this is the first proclamation [of faith] for Abraham said: "O, Lord! God of heaven and Earth, all merciful, be merciful."

24. And the house[hold] of Pharaoh began to be healed and all the houses of worship were destroyed and the objects of worship in them fell down and could not be raised up.

25. And the magician Turfs went up from there to Hebron.

26. And Pharaoh appointed men, and he sent him [Abraham] away and his wife and Lot who was with him.

27 And they came to the place of the first altar and they raised it up again. And he brought thankofferings and praise offerings.

Chapter 7. [Abraham and Battle of Kings.]21.1 And Amrafel was king 12 years, and Abraham and Lot tarried in the land of Canaan one year.

2. In the month of Nisan Abraham came from Haran and in lyar he went to Egypt.

3. And in Nisan Lot separated himself from him and dwelt in Sodom one year.

4. In that year in which they came, Turts went from Hebron to Shinear and he told Amrafel and Kedar Laomer that there would be much killing, and he studied the Book of Signs and foretold to them what to do.

5. And Kedar Laomer knew Abraham and he would not listen to his sorceries. 6. But he started killing all the people that were against him and he went and laid waste a town called Kdsh.

7. And these were the last kings of the land from the children of Ham.

8. And Lot was captured by them and he sent for counsel to his uncle Abraham. 9. And 'Aniram, Eshkol and Mamre were those who had made the covenant with Abraham.

10 And he said "O my brothers, let us go to meet them in order to save them."

22.11 For in the 14th year Kedar Laomer had come and made war with the Amorites.

12. And again Nahor the brother of Abraham then sent and informed Abraham what he [Kedar Laomer] had done in his country in Ur of the Chaldees.

13. And the messengers found Abraham who had started to pursue the kings who had taken Lot captive and they encamped in a plain [?] which is called Tbris of Kinnereth.

14. And it was at the going out of the Sabbath that Abraham came to a palm grove in the valley.

15. And on the 2nd [Monday] he found them at the rising of the moon in the valley [Emek].

1 6. And in the month of Elul on the 21st of the month in the valley of Hobah, a place which is now called Amr.

17. On the 5th Abraham came to Shalem the Great and the King of Sodom and the King Nahor came to Abraham to Shalem the Great.

1 8. And when he saw Abraham he prostrated himself and bowed down and he praised the Lord the High God.

19. Then Melchizedek after the feasting called upon the name of him who had granted victory and he gave him the tithe of everything, but he [Abraham] refused to take.

20. And then he said, "Give me the souls, and the wealth thou mayest take."

21 And Abraham said to the King of Sodom, "The wealth of Sodom is considered by me as banned." [haram]

23.22 And in Nisan God revealed himself to Abraham and he spoke to him on the 4th day [Wednesday], and he said unto him "I am a shield to thee," in the dream of the night.

23. And he took him outside and said "Look at the heaven and count the stars." Great was this event: there was none like it.

24. The principles of faith are fear, merit and repentance.

25. All this happened in one year: but up to the 22nd year God had not yet spoken to him.

26. When he was 99 years old he accepted [the covenant of] circumcision.

27. On the 7th year his people accepted it.

28. On the 6th year Sodom was burnt.

29 On the 7th year Isaac was born.

Chapter 8. [Birth of Moses.]24.1 And after the death of Abraham, Ishmael reigned 27 years

2. And all the children of Nebaot ruled for one year in the lifetime of Ishmael,

3. And for 30 years after his death from the river of Egypt to the river Euphrates; and they built Mecca.

4. For thus it is said "As thou goest towards Ashur, before all his brethren he lay."

5. Elifas the son of Esau fought with the children of Ishmael and they produced their genealogical claim to the kingdom and the division made by Noah.

6. And they found that Esau was associated with Ishmael, and they put the sons of Mahlat on the same level as the sons of Ishmael.

7. And this is the word which has been spoken, "And he will be 'fari Edom'" and Esau is Edom. And the children of Adah and Aholibamah belonged to the generation of Canaan.

8 And there came and ruled over them with might Bela the son of Joktan, Jobab of the sons of Ketura.

25.9 And after all these words, when Abraham heard that there was war between the people of Ashur and Joktan, he was seized with a great fear.

10. [And after that ruled] Husham from Moab and Shamlah of Elam, and Saul from the sons of Nahor, Baalhanan from Elam.

11. Hadad of the sons of Eliezer and his dwelling place was Betad which is Forikh. And the name of his wife was Mehetabel daughter of Matred of Japhet of the Kittim.

12. Jacob was eighty years old when he went to Haran.

13. Joseph was 17 years and 8 months old when he went down to Egypt.

14. The Pharaoh of Joseph was of Ishmael and the Pharaoh of Moses was from Japhet of the Kittim the servant of the Rodanim.

15. Pharaoh the son of Gotis the son of Atiss son of Rbtt son of Gosis son of Rims son of Ktim son of Javan,

16. Who learnt the Book of Signs in Great Babylon, and he came from Gifna and went to Niniveh.

17. And he heard that Joseph was king of Egypt.

18. And he [Pharaoh?] dwelt there 3 years and a month and then he went to Damascus, and from Damascus to Gezurah and that is 'Akushim and he tarried there 60 and 3 years.

19. And Joseph and all his brothers died.

20 And the kingdom of Ishmael was changed and that of Amalek began to take its place.

26.21 And Pharaoh came to Egypt in the first year and he dwelt there, and he kept Egypt by force.

22. And through him there was tribulation in the land for 3 years and the king of Egypt died.

23. And then Pharaoh arose and gathered large armies from the Kfteim and he reigned afterwards there for 60 years.

24. And in Egypt there was a wizard whose name was Plti and he saw the greatness of Israel.

25. And he saw Levi going up to Pharaoh in a chariot with great honour and he came out with great honour.

26. And he said "Who is this man" and they told him that he was a Hebrew.

27. And he said: "Great is the honour of this man and of that which is hidden in his loins, and what will come out of it."

28. And his speech reached Pharaoh and he sent and called the wizard.

29. And he said unto him, "Truly out of the loins of this man will come one who will be mighty in faith, in knowledge, and the heaven and earth will hearken to his word; and by his hands will come the destruction of Egypt."

30. And Pharaoh commanded they should separate the women from the men 40 days and when they separated from one another 19 days,

31 A man of the house of Levi went, mighty is the tree from which Moses was plucked.

27.32 And the wizard saw in his enchantment that Israel's star was in the ascendant and he saw that the mother was pregnant with him.

33. So he said to the king, "Thy intention has now been frustrated."

34. Pharaoh said to him, "What shall be done ?"

35. And the wizard replied, "His death will be through water."

36. And Pharaoh commanded the Egyptians saying, "No Hebrew male child shall be left."

37. And he put Shifrah and Puah over the birth of the Hebrew women and Pharaoh said to them "Every male child shall be killed and every female child shall be kept alive."

38. And Amram was a good physician trusted in Egypt and Shifrah was showing lovingkindness to the Levites and Puah showed loving-kindness to the Hebrews.

39. And the fear of God dwelt in their hearts and they did not as they were told.

40. And the people multipled and waxed very mighty.

41. And Pharaoh commanded his people that they should throw the children into the river.

42 And the fathers and mothers were frightened, and the women acted in faith, and the women destroyed themselves with their children.

PART THREE - MOSES

Chapter 9. [Moses.]28.1 And the great prophet may he be remembered for good forever was born in the month of Nisan on the 5th of it on the Sabbath.

2. And on the 10th of Sivan he was thrown into the river and when he was thrown into the river the waters subsided.

3. And all the women went out to look at it. 4. And when all the women went down, the daughter of Pharaoh also went down.

5. And [with every day] that passed the water decreased.

6. And all the wizards and sorcerers came together and they were in great tribulation.

7. And Phi the wizard found by the secret of the Book of Signs that the child had gone down.

8. And the ark was in the flags and the daughter of Pharaoh saw it in the 5th hour on the 7th day [Sabbath].

9. And she sent her maid and she took it and opened it and she saw the child and behold the child wept loudly and the daughter of Pharaoh had compassion on it.

10 And being filled with love for it she commanded her maids that no word should be spoken about it.

29.11 And Miriam who stood close by when she saw it rejoiced and ran to her and said, "Shall I go and call [etc.]."

12. And she said unto her, "Go. "And she went and called its mother Jochebed.

13. And she said to her "Nurse this child for me and I will give thee the money of thy milk." And she suckled him with undefiled milk and he grew up and she brought him to the daughter of Pharaoh and she called his name Moses.

14. And after this Moses grew in strength and he was appointed with the chiefs of Pharaoh over the Hebrews.

15. And he saw an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew man and he killed him and hid him in the sand.

16. And on the 2nd day he saw 2 men striving and he said unto him that did the wrong, "O thou wicked one."

And the Hebrew was angered and he said unto Moses, "O thou murderer."

17. And he fled to Midian and he tarried there 60 years.

18. And after that there came oppression upon Israel and Gots [Pharaoh] died.

19 And Israel sighed and their groaning went up. And there arose a Pharaoh from Kittim whose name was 'Atirt.

30.20 And Moses kept the flock of Jethro and he came to Mount Horeb.

21. On the 15th day of the 3rd month on the 4th [Wednesday] God fulfilled the covenant which he made with the Meritorious Ones.

22. The rod of Adam and his clothes were given to Moses on that day.

23. And this is the word which is said, "And this is a sign to thee."

24. On the 4th [Wednesday] He showed himself to Moses.

25. On the 1st [Sunday] he went down to Egypt and God said to Aaron, "Go and meet thy brother."

26. He went and met him and they both went up to Egypt and they made the signs before the Israelites.

27. On the 3rd [Tuesday] they went to Pharaoh.

28. On the 5th [Thursday] they smote the river.

29. All the judgments were enacted within 9 months.

30 On the 5th [Thursday] they went out of Egypt at the 6th hour; they went out in the sight of all Egypt.

31.31 At the going out of the Sabbath [they passed] through the divided Sea.

On the 3rd [Tuesday] the waters of Marah were sweetened. And God showed him that rod by which he smites and heals.

On the 6th [Friday] they gained the victory over Amalek.

On the 4th [Wednesday] God called him up to Mount Sinai.

There are 3 mornings in the world, one is the morning of creation on the 1st [Sunday].

Another the morning of Mount Sinai on the 4th [Wednesday].

Another the morning of the day of vengeance on the 6th [Friday].

On the 1st the Tabernacle was set up; on the 3rd they went away from Mount Sinai. On the 3rd Miriam died.

On the 4th Aaron died.

40 On the 7th the King of Arad fought against them and took from them captives and afterwards the Israelites utterly destroyed him and his possessions.

Chapter 10. [Bileam.]32.1 M'rtis the wizard fled from Arad to Midian. This was Peor whom Balak son of Zippor, King of the Moabites, sent to call Bileam son of Beor son of Gditt son of P Vh son of 'Amingf son of Laban.

He grieved and did not grieve over what happened to him. He [did not] grieve for the trust [honour] [shown] to him by the King of Moab, but came to grief through his empty vanity.

For he had sent messengers to Bileam and he had asked him that he should come and curse Israel.

On the 6th month. messengers went to Bileam.

And Bileam knew the Book of Signs and enquired therein.

And he worshipped the god of fire, god of the firmament, the god of waters, the god of heavenly lights and the holy god.

Him, Hml, Ihml, Vhml, Haml, H'amal, Gmgal, Hsrfh, Hsmikm, Hid, Lil, Hlk-lb, Hlk, L'el Elyon, Hlyn, Hntr, Hlgfr.

These are the seven angels whom Bileam worshipped.

9 The holy god is the angel that met Bileam.

33.10 The god of the winds [El Harukot] is the angel who gave him the words at the first altars: three were his speeches.

The god of fire was he who rebuked Bileam, that he should not curse the people.

The god of firmament obscured his sight.

The god of water was he who said, "Thou who canst not see but nearest."

The god of the luminaries said to him, "But not now."

The god of the corners of the heaven said to him, "There is no sorcery in Jacob."

Hdr, the God of winds said unto him, "And Israel is doing valiantly."

Hazin the holy god said unto him, "The Lord God is with him and the trumpeting of a king is among them."

And when Bileam heard that, he hatched an evil plan for he saw [knew] that the God of Israel hated defilement, and he advised Balak concerning adultery, and the Moabites commenced to practise it.

19 On the Sabbath the harlots came out.

34.20 The covenant with Pinehas was established by the Seven for him and his seed after him. Great is the loving mercy of God.

On the 7th the harlots came out at the 3rd hour.

And the heads of the community were congregated at the South before the Tent of the Covenant.

And Reuben was encamped there in the West.

And Simeon in the middle.

And Gad in the East.

With harps, zithers, cymbals, timbals and musical instruments.

And facing Simeon were about 120,000 harlots.

And the daughter of Sur was in the middle on a wooden chariot driven by the wind in whichever direction she wished it to go.

And a voice of the Living came from the cloud of glory and gave the command that those who went after Baal Peor should be killed.

29 After this the judges rose up and they returned quickly, and they did not perform the will of Moses.

35.30 And then Zimri and Kosbi went into the tent and the abomination was made manifest in the eyes of the whole people.

And then the cloud began to remove and the plague descended upon them.

And Pinehas rose up and took a spear in his hand.

And 2 wonders happened, one for the living and one for the dead: the cloud of the plague and Pinehas. The cloud of the plague removed all the defiled, but did good unto the pure.

And the sign for the dead was [that from] the spear in his hand not one single drop of the blood of the harlot fell on him, but it was burned away [congealed ?] on the spear at a distance of 7 knots [handbreaths] between the blood and his hand.

And thus it is said by those who keep the faith that all the fulfillments of the commands were connected with 7 and 8.

At the beginning of the eighth month came the harlots, and in the 10th month the Lord said unto the prophet, "Avenge the children of Israel, and after that thou wilt be gathered unto thy people."

12,000 were armed as men for war.

And it was after the men had gone that God said unto Moses that they should go to the war.

And when the armed spies went to Midian he gave to Pinehas before the people the trumpet in his hand and they made war with Midian as God had commanded.

41 On the fourth the people came unto Midian and the Israelites captured it.

36.42 [And [the Midianites] said], "O! thou chief of the sorcerers. Arise for those who believe in thee!"

In the twinkling of an eye there came a small troop [of Dan] from the direction of Edom.

And that is the word which Jacob had said "Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path."

And Bileam hastened to return to Midian to Shur in the South. He lifted up his eye to the East and beheld there a troop of Gaddites.

And that is the word that was said "Gad's troop shall overcome him."

And what the angel had said unto Bileam "A star will arise from Jacob," this refers to Pinehas: "And a sceptre shall come from Israel." This refers to Joshua.

And their battle-cry was "The Lord is our God the Lord is One."

And Bileam fled and he was caught by Zrd son of Kmuel son of the brother of Caleb of the tribe of Judah; and he brought him before Pinehas, Joshua, and Caleb: and they did not pay heed to his speech.

Then arose Rdyh son of Suriel son of Slua and he strengthened himself against him and killed him by the sword.

Then Joshua said: "The heart of the avenger of the blood grew hot at the sight of him [Bileam].

50. On the fourth [Wednesday] they came from the war, on the 5th [Thursday] the elders of the assembly brought the offering of gold, and it was brought up to the Tent of the Assembly.

And there came a voice of the Living [saying] "No Moabite nor Ammonite shall enter the community of God/'

52 And the women that were taken captive were, killed.

Chapter 11. [Death of Moses and Prophecy]37.1 And God said unto Moses, "Take to thyself Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom there is the spirit

and set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation in the fortieth year in the 10th month."

And Moses did so with great joy and delight, as if he had been one of his sons may they never be lacking in happiness and faith!

And Moses began to copy out the Holy Law.

And God said to him : "Go up the Mount Abarim and see the land of Canaan and fix its boundaries round about. And this is the beginning of the boundary.

In the East from Kori to Ivai, and the boundary of the land in the South from the shore of the Salt Sea eastward.

Ascending into the midst of the land : because he said that the Valley was within the boundary from Akrabim passing on to Sin; and now it is in the middle of the land and it continues unto the town which is called today El Kdr.

The boundary of Paran is from the side of 'Asmonah until the river of Egypt, going on to Sukkoth

passing on inside the boundary until Shaki. of Egypt. 8 Going down to the sea and then going up to Trss.

It turns towards the mountain and ye shall espy unto yourself [the mountain of God] in the midst of the land.

38.9 In the North Hmt on the river of Hanohiah which is Zifronah, and goes on to Hazar 'Enan.

And from Hazar 'Enan to Shefamah which is Askofiah unto the Arbelah.

And its borders go down and reach unto the eastern shore of the sea of Kinnereth.

And the mountain [Tbris] in the west which can be seen from, all the four sides.

And the prophet went down in joy and in grief.

He rejoiced because he had seen the beauty of the land, but he grieved because he was not allowed to enter.

And he began to copy out the Law on the 3rd [Tuesday] and he finished it on the 4th [Wednesday].

And he went into the Tent on the 5th [Thursday].

And there came down the voice of the Living from the cloud of glory. "Completed is thy work O Perfect One.

This is thy last day [that which God has allowed], thou who beholdest the generations'" [i. e.] that which Moses the great Prophet had revealed by the permission of his Master.

19 Therefore it is said "And he beholds the vision of God."

PART FOUR - ORACLES

39.20 And he foretold what would happen in the next 3,294 years, as is told in [the section] which begins "When ye beget children and children's children," the beginning of the Fanuta, the gate of the backsliding.

There will arise a man from the Levites; his name will be 'Azrz son of Fani and the beginning of the strife will be by his hand.

And he will add a sanctuary in his days.

He will exchange the sanctuary of the Hebrews for a rebellious [strange] sanctuary. He will throw division in the midst of the assembly.

The order of turning away and arbitrariness Krtm [of] Benjamin will be established among them.

"In the world" through the power of the house of Judah diverse statutes will be annulled.

Hear O Lord the voice of Judah.

He will build the tower of shame with might.

The people will be praying for Truth.

29 Will be oppressed through the son who is born of a harlot.

40.30 He will be like the enchanter Bileam.

In his days the worship of strange gods will be established.

And within a short time the unholy sanctuary will be destroyed by the hand of a nation of a hard face.

And those of the house of Shmh [God ?] and of the house of Fanyh [i e. turning away, rebellious] will be scattered throughout the earth. And because the congregation is guilty, they [the conquerers] will dwell in their place in great arrogance.

The community in turning to strife will persist and the land will be inherited by the chosen ones of Alinis.

There will be peace in the world, freedom, might, honour, and a life of happiness.

And after that a change in the Writing will be made.

And a new wording they will produce out of the old.

And the Lord thy God will bring thee up into the land which thy fathers have inherited and thou shalt inherit it.

And Luzah will be rebuilt.

There will be a Jubilee in rejoicing and [after that] there will be a second turning away.

And transgression will be seen among the pure people, but at the end of days

42 On the holy hill he will destroy the images and he will break the idols.

Chapter 12. [Oracle]41.1 A prince will arise with a strong hand for 10 years, and the proud nation Nds [or Aminds] will come in his days.

A prince will arise with might from his people for 5 years and he will not be exalted.

A crowned prince will arise, of evil repute: in his days they [he] will be destroyed through the hand of strangers.

A prince will arise strong in truth: in his days the salvation of the community will be great.

A crowned prince will arise: in his days the yoke of iron will return.

A prince will arise mighty in wealth: in his days the house of worship [?] will be built.

A prince will arise who will dwell in Luzah and Aminds will be in trouble.

A prince will arise mighty in the knowledge of the truth : the people will rejoice.

A crowned prince will arise: he will walk in darkness: his days will be of trouble.

10 A prince will arise mighty in wealth: rulers will perish in his days in secret. A hundred will flee to the borders of Sichem.

42.11 A prince will arise [Gog] [he] will perish in grief: in his days the people will turn back to sin and they will forsake the covenant [or, they will turn back and sin against the covenant and be punished].

A prince will arise: tribulation and weariness will be before this.

A prince will arise at the end of wickedness : in his days desolation from the land of the mighty a mighty force will bring.

A prince will arise who will increase the tribulation of the people.

A prince will arise through wickedness of sorcery: the Temple of Sichem will be burnt by his hand.

A prince will arise, Gog, after these.

A prince will arise with tribulation: the land of the Hebrews he will lay waste.

18 A prince will arise through modesty [prayer ?] : in his days he will be wise.

43.19 A prince will arise, the son of sin:

in his days the false sanctuary will be established at the end because of his evil deeds it will be burned with fire and brimstone.

A prince will arise, one who abolishes circumcision: in his days he will suck from the abundance of the sea.

A prince will arise, in his days the community of abomination [Aminds] will again be scattered in the land of Gb'alah while Israel does valiantly and the top of the hill will be in glory, and faith established.

A prince will arise from the section [portion] of the Lawgiver. From the West the messenger of peace [comes] to the gate of glory. The community will rejoice; for they will worship our Lord in peace.

A prince will arise who will spoil the [gentile] nation and "will come out of [rule from] Jacob and will destroy the remnant of the town."

A prince will arise who will write the Law in truth, the rod of miracles in his hand. There will be light and no darkness.

May the Lord hasten this: and happy is he who will see it and will reach [that time] Blessed be our God forever, blessed be His name forever.

26 26 corresponding to 26.

Praised be He who knows the hidden and the revealed, may He be exalted,

Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, upon them may peace be everlasting.